martiall

M3A1R1T1I1A1L1L1

A form of martial — Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjective
  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of martial.

    With martiall ſtauke hath he gone by our watch.

    c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]
    3 more examples

    The captaine he, which climbes for high advaunce, By piercing blade imbrude in enimies blood, In martiall ſhewes who formoſt leades the daunce, […]

    1576, George Whetstone, “The Ortchard of Repentance: […]”, in The Rocke of Regard, […], London: […] [H. Middleton] for Robert Waley, →OCLC; republished in J[ohn] P[ayne] Collier, editor, The Rocke of Regard, […] (Illustrations of Early English Poetry; vol. 2, no. 2), London: Privately printed, [1867?], →OCLC, page 216

    Sir, if I were to yeeld a reaſon of my preſent preſumption for thus boldly offering vnto your worſhipful view this little hyſtoricall Abridgemẽt of Martiall exploits, by ſundrye moſt famous warriours and renowmed Capitaines long ſince atchieued: […]

    1580, Rutilius Rufus [pseudonym; Thomas Newton], “[The Epistle Dedicatorie]”, in A View of Valyaunce. Describing the Famous Feates, and Martiall Exploites of Two Most Mightie Nations, the Romains and the Carthaginians, for the Conquest and Possession of Spayne. […], imprinted at London: Thomas East, →OCLC

    [D]ivers commissions under your Majestie's Greate Seale have issued forth, by which certaine persons have been assigned and appointed commissioners, with power and authoritie to proceed within the land, according to the justice of martiall lawe, against such soulders and marriners, or other dissolute persons joining with them, as should commit any murder, robbery, felonie, meeting, or other outrage or misdemeanour, whatsoever; […]

    1628 June 7, The Petition of Right; republished in Francis Lieber, “Appendix V. The Petition of Right.”, in On Civil Liberty and Self-government, enlarged edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: J. B. Lippincott and Co.; London: Trübner and Co., 1859, →OCLC, page 486
Cite this entry
APA

martiall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martiall

MLA

“martiall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martiall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “martiall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martiall.

Source: martiall on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.